Hunger

Brett McCrackenFilm Reviews/HollywoodCulturebodyHungerembodimentShameMichael Fassbendertheology of bodySolomon Northrup

Body Politics in the Films of Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen's films--Hunger (2008), Shame (2011), and 12 Years a Slave (2013)--each depict visceral, sometimes brutal explorations of human embodiment.